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Maybe they should call it “Law & Order: BFFs.” “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay posted a couple of sweet close-up selfies with now-scruffy former series co-star Christopher Meloni on Sunday — the first with the caption, “It’s on.” That’s a reference to their much-anticipated reteaming in the upcoming “L&O” spinoff titled “Organized Crime.” …

The axe is about to fall at media giant NBCUniversal to offset losses brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, The Post has learned. The New York-based broadcaster, home to “This Is Us” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” is preparing broad-based layoffs that will hit its network employees especially hard, sources said. The scale …

It’s the middle of summer, and despite the world being in a pandemic, plenty of warm-weather activities have returned: picnics, Frisbee and even swimming are allowed in many states. But what of the summer blockbuster? Our cinematic escape in which supercharged air conditioning, a spaceship and Will Smith save us from the scorching heat? The …

NBC has ordered the unscripted series “Home Sweet Home,” which hails from Ava DuVernay. In the 10-episode hour-long series, two families who lead very different lives go through a full-immersion cultural experiment. The show chronicles walking a mile in another person’s shoes by challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender and identity assumptions as participants exchange …

Simon Cowell is to take full control of “Got Talent” and “The X Factor” producer Syco Entertainment after agreeing to buy out Sony Music Entertainment’s stake in the joint venture. Cowell is personally buying out the stake and the move will give him sole ownership of the entertainment company. It is the result of a …

An appellate court has ruled that Joy Reid, the new host of MSNBC’s 7 p.m. weeknight hour, should again face a defamation lawsuit over a woman’s claim that, in Reid’s social media posts, she falsely accused her of making racist remarks at a 2018 Simi Valley, CA city council meeting. The plaintiff in the case, …

What started as another dip in the TV nostalgia pool has ended up making waves for NBC as most of its independently owned affiliates are pledging not to air Thursday night’s “30 Rock” reunion. The prime-time reunion, created by and starring the team behind the original NBC comedy mainstay, including Tina Fey, is scheduled to …

It’s been a busy year for new streaming services, with Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max and Quibi entering the arena. Now, NBC is jumping in with Peacock. The platform, launching July 15, will have a free tier with more than 13,000 hours of movies, shows and live programming in NBC’s late-night, reality, sports and news …

NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service is set to launch Wednesday, and it’s facing more than a few hurdles. The new video platform is banking on a cheap price that’s supported by ads as well as a catalog of shows like “30 Rock” and “The Office.” But it joins an already crowded landscape with well-established rivals like …

English actress Jessica Brown Findlay has become a period-piece staple — but she steps into the future in “Brave New World,” her new series premiering Wednesday on Peacock. “There are some scripts that you just read and immediately know you have to do,” Findlay, 30, tells The Post. “I knew I had to play Lenina …